Culinary recipes from the island of Cyprus

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Slow-cooked Oven-baked Lamb (kleftiko)

: Culinary Recipes of: Meat
:Culinary Recipes of: Cyprus
lamb forequarter pieces potatoes, peeled and halved if large salt and freshly ground black pepper olive oil rosemary leaves o ... View more »

Stuffed Zucchini Flowers (kolokithakia Yemista)

: Culinary Recipes of: Typical dishes
:Culinary Recipes of: Cyprus
135 g (¾ cup) short-grain white rice 2 tomatoes, finely chopped 1 onion, grated 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 3 tsp dried mi ... View more »

Cypriot Easter Bread (flaounes)

: Culinary Recipes of: Sweets
:Culinary Recipes of: Cyprus
Filling 1 kg Romano cheese, grated 250 g haloumi, grated 50 g fresh yeast, dissolved in 125 ml (½ cup) warm milk and ½ tsp ... View more »

Stuffed Grape Leaves (koupepia)

: Culinary Recipes of: Typical dishes
:Culinary Recipes of: Cyprus
500 g fresh unsprayed grape leaves 185 ml (¾ cup) olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 500 g pork mince 500 g beef mince 1–2 ... View more »

Cypriot Sausages (sheftalia)

: Culinary Recipes of: Meat
:Culinary Recipes of: Cyprus
1 kg coarsely ground pork leg or neck mince 4–5 red onions, coarsely chopped 4–5 small bunches parsley, coarsely chopped 1 ... View more »

Chicken And Taro Stew (kolokasi)

: Culinary Recipes of: Typical dishes
:Culinary Recipes of: Cyprus
60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil 6 chicken drumsticks, skinless 2 cups chopped celery 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 tbsp salt 750 g taro, pee ... View more »

Bulghur Kofte

: Culinary Recipes of: Typical dishes
:Culinary Recipes of: Cyprus
500 g fine-grade bulghur 1 tbsp salt pinch of ground pepper pinch of sweet paprika 350 ml just – boiled water, plus 125 ml â ... View more »